Seizing Palestinian freshwater springs is Israeli settlers 'silent bullet' tactic
ON a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of many seizures of water resources across the occupied territory.
On a sweltering summer day, Israeli settlers siphoned water meant for Palestinian crops and created a pool in the West Bank, seizing a lifeline for a nearby village. This water resource, vital for food, employment and daily needs, had long been controlled by Palestinians, who relied on it for their livelihoods. The seizure of the water source left the village of Fasayil without their essential supply, causing significant losses and threatening their work and livelihoods.
Israeli settlers advertised the pool as an Israeli tourist attraction, even receiving financial support from the far-right finance minister. This act is part of a pattern of seizing water resources across the occupied territory, with United Nations data revealing that at least 160 water and sanitation sites have been attacked this year by settlers.
In another instance, settlers cut off water and electricity to homes in the West Bank village Qusra, targeting water resources as part of a systematic campaign to force Palestinians off their land. Palestinians have experienced a sharp rise in settler violence, and an estimated 95 percent of springs in the northern Jordan Valley have been seized by settlers, displacing communities.
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